Hover vs Squarespace Domains
On the 411 extensions both sell, Hover renews cheaper on 210, Squarespace Domains on 201. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $466.80 at Hover and $496.00 at Squarespace Domains.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
411 extensions both sell- Renewal 210 Hover Squarespace Domains 201 none the same
- First year 204 Hover Squarespace Domains 207 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 210 Hover Squarespace Domains 201 none the same
101 extensions only at Hover · 20 extensions only at Squarespace Domains · a price within half a cent counts as the same
The extensions people hold
renewal a year, before ICANN's $0.20 where it applies · the 20 most registered both sell- .com Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Squarespace Domains: $22.00 first year $10.00 $2.01 less at Hover 9% cheaper
- .de Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Squarespace Domains: $15.00 first year $6.00 $0.01 less at Hover 0.1% cheaper
- .net Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 $0.01 less at Hover 0.1% cheaper
- .org Hover: $17.99 first year $10.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $9.00 $2.01 less at Hover 10% cheaper
- .xyz Hover: $22.99 first year $22.99 Squarespace Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $2.01 less at Hover 8% cheaper
- .top Hover: $12.99 first year $12.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $7.01 less at Hover 35% cheaper
- .nl Hover: $15.99 first year $15.99 Squarespace Domains: $9.00 first year $5.40 $6.99 less at Squarespace Domains 44% cheaper
- .shop Hover: $49.99 first year $49.99 Squarespace Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $10.01 less at Hover 17% cheaper
- .info Hover: $34.99 first year $34.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $10.00 $14.99 less at Squarespace Domains 43% cheaper
- .it Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.01 less at Hover 25% cheaper
- .online Hover: $36.99 first year $2.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $16.99 less at Squarespace Domains 46% cheaper
- .in Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.01 less at Hover 25% cheaper
- .site Hover: $41.99 first year $2.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $21.99 less at Squarespace Domains 52% cheaper
- .co Hover: $25.99 first year $25.99 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $14.01 less at Hover 35% cheaper
- .ca Hover: $16.99 first year $16.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $8.33 $3.01 less at Hover 15% cheaper
- .eu Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 $5.01 less at Hover 25% cheaper
- .cc Hover: $29.99 first year $29.99 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $10.01 less at Hover 25% cheaper
- .pl Hover: $19.99 first year $19.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $0.01 less at Hover 0.1% cheaper
- .vip Hover: $24.99 first year $24.99 Squarespace Domains: $45.00 first year $45.00 $20.01 less at Hover 44% cheaper
- .us Hover: $14.99 first year $14.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $5.01 less at Hover 25% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at Hover
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | Hover | Squarespace Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 89/100 | 77/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, Link |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 512 | 431 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Toronto, CA, since 2008 | New York, US, since 2003 |
Hover
Hover charges more and hides nothing: no upsells, no teaser pricing, famously clean checkout. You pay a convenience premium for calm.
Where it wins
- Cleanest checkout in the industry
- Honest flat pricing
Where it costs you
- Premium prices at every horizon
- Few promos
Squarespace Domains
The successor to Google Domains' consumer portfolio now exposes its complete standard plan catalogue directly to the public domain-search client. Domain.Guru combines that feed with Squarespace's official TLD rules, so first-year discounts remain separate from the regular renewal and transfer price while multi-year or non-transferable products never enter the annual board.
Where it wins
- Public USD catalogue with normal and current first-year prices for hundreds of TLDs
- Free WHOIS privacy and a polished standalone domain dashboard
- Official TLD guide documents minimum terms and transfer exclusions per extension
Where it costs you
- Pricing is usually higher than domainer-first registrars
- Some country-code transfers follow special rules and are deliberately omitted from comparisons
- Taxes and available payment methods vary with the buyer's billing location
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — Hover's on 1 Nov 2026, Squarespace Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
Hover and Squarespace Domains, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairHover against
- Gandi 98% renewed cheaper by Hover
- 101domain 93% renewed cheaper by Hover
- INWX 82% renewed cheaper by Hover
- IONOS 66% renewed cheaper by Hover
- one.com 33% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Infomaniak 18% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Epik 7% renewed cheaper by Hover
- DreamHost 5% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Amazon Route 53 5% renewed cheaper by Hover
- OVHcloud 5% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Hostinger 4% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Sav.com 3% renewed cheaper by Hover
- NameSilo 1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- WordPress.com 1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Cloudflare <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Spaceship <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Porkbun <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
- Dynadot <1% renewed cheaper by Hover
Squarespace Domains against
- Gandi 96% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- 101domain 73% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- INWX 71% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- IONOS 65% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- one.com 59% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Hostinger 26% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Amazon Route 53 23% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- OVHcloud 16% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- NameSilo 16% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Infomaniak 15% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- WordPress.com 13% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- DreamHost 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Epik 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Dynadot 9% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Porkbun 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Cloudflare 2% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains